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Florida's Water : a Fragile Resource in a Vulnerable State.
Florida's Water poses fundamental questions about water sustainability in the United States' fourth largest state. Florida has long-standing water quality problems. Global climate change threatens to intensify Florida's floods and droughts, make hurricanes more common or more damaging...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Florida's Water: A Fragile Resource in a Vulnerable State; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note About Common References; Introduction; Part I: The Framework of Water Management; 1. The Watery Foundation; 2. Origins of the Modern Water Management System; 3. The Responsibilities of Water Management; Part II: "Celebrating Diversity": Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts; 4. Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts?; 5. Suwannee River: God Made It and Gravity Runs It; 6. Northwest Florida: The Forgotten District.
- 7. Southwest Florida: A Truce in the "Water Wars"8. The St. Johns River District: Reaching the Limits of Water Supply?; 9. South Florida Water Management District: Managing Nature?; Part III: The Issues; 10. Water Supply Is Easy; 11. Saving the Water; 12. Charge a Few Nickels for Water; 13. Farming the Water; 14. Turning Up the Thermostat in Paradise; Part IV: The Water Future; 15. Will Florida Get the Water Future Right?; Appendix 1: Milestones of Water Management in Florida; Appendix 2: 2008 Water Congress Recommendations; Appendix 3: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Appendix 4: Glossary.